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Is Your Library Hiring?

Plan To Have a Presence at the PLA 2020 Career FairIs your library hiring? On Wednesday afternoon of the PLA […]

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FYI Podcast: eBooks for All!

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FYI Podcast: Library Marketing with Cordelia Anderson

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FYI Podcast: Social Services at Hennepin County

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FYI Podcast: REFORMA’s Children in Crisis Task Force

Public LIbraries Sept/Oct 2019 Feature Article

PLA Leadership Development Programs Offer Lessons for a Lifetime

PUBLIC LIBRARES JANFEB 2019 FEATURE ARTICLE

The Mission-Informed Library–Internal Marketing to Improve the Organizational Climate in the Public Library

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FYI Podcast: Libraries Connecting You to Coverage

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FYI Podcast: Embedded Librarianship

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PLA 2019 Early Literacy Activities Calendar

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FYI Podcast: Whole Person Librarianship

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FYI Podcast — Guests include Library LoveFest and Author Juliet Grames

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FYI Podcast: Teaching Early Literacy to Teen Parents

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FYI Podcast: Social Worker at the DC Public Library

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New Quick Reads – Teaching Early Literacy to Teen Parents

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Quick Reads Series — PLA 2018: Ten Essential Programs

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“January 2026 Early Literacy Calendar from the Public Library Association. The page shows a month-long grid of daily early-literacy activities for families, organized by categories such as Singing, Counting, Reading, Writing, Playing, and Talking. Each date includes a simple activity—for example, singing a nursery rhyme, counting household objects, retelling a favorite book, going on a scavenger hunt, or drawing together. The design features winter-themed illustrations such as mountains, snow, and friendly animal characters throughout. The calendar is colorful and structured with pastel sections for each week.

The 2026 Early Literacy Calendar Is Here!

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Refresh Your Library on a Budget

Cover of Public Libraries magazine, November/December 2025 issue. The background is a gradient light blue. Centered on the page is a cluster of flat, modern line-art illustrations related to data and strategic planning—charts, graphs, gears, arrows, a globe, a map pin, a pie chart, a bar graph, and a document with a bar code. At the top, the masthead reads “Public Libraries” in blue and gold, with the subtitle “A Publication of the Public Library Association,” and a banner above that states “The Strategic Planning Issue.”

The November/December Issue of Public Libraries Is Now Available: A Deep Dive into Strategic Planning

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New Podcast Episode! Navigating Difficult Situations in Public Libraries with Dr. Margaret Ann Paauw

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